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have started to take nate of these efforts. For example, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W Kelly testified at the Commission's March 31, 2003, public hearing as follows “l have been in law enforcement a long time, both on the federal and the focal level. And clearly there were some issues in the past with the flow of information. | can tell you that has changed significantly in the aftermath of September 11th .... There is a palpable difference in [the FBI's and CIA’s] approach to doing business. They want to get that information out. They are getting it out.” This critical improvement is the direct resuit of new and expanded collaborative efforts, innevative approaches to information sharing, néw policies and technologies, and above alla commitment to support our partners in law enforcement. We have worked closely with our partners as we developed and impiemented these changes, seeking input and feedback each step of the Way. While there is still progress to be made, these efforts have produced a higher level of coordination in our working relationship with state and mumcipal law enforcement. This coordination is reflected in the following areas: Task Forces The FBI has long relied cn strong operational relationships with state. and municipal law enforcement We work in partnership on a wide range of task forces, to include Safe Streets Task Forces that fight violent street gangs, Crimes Against Children Task Forces, Financial Institution Fraud and Identity Theft Task Forces, Health Care Fraud Task Forces, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), Major Theft Task Forces, JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE MEMBERS Safe Trails Task Forces that fight violent crime in Indian Country, and case-specific wae eke Sn task forces related to serial murders, ‘Mi State & local = Total hate crimes, and other types of criminal 3000/~- m Other Federal ~: 2733 = — activity FBI personnel on these task “rel a ay | forces work side-by-side with their local counterparts fo solve cnimes.and improve the level of safety and security in their communities. This day-to-day interaction has forged relationships that we rely on in aur joint efforts to combat terrorism. Those established relationships have been the foundation of our Joint Terrorism Task Forces, which are the keystone of of “ ; our counterterrorism efforts Pre9/14 FY 03 Present JTTFs team up police officers, FBI agents, and officials from over 20 federal! law enforcement agencies to investigate terrorism cases Since September 11, 2001, we have expanded the JTTFs to every field office in the country and to 28 resident agencies — increasing the total number af JTTFs from 34 to 84. We have also established Executive Boards in each field office made up of FBI executive managers and the heads of law enforcement agencies represented on the JTTFs. These JTTFs have been a resounding success, and they play a central role tn virtually every terrorism investigation, prevention, or interdiction within the U S. MISC DOC. #5 _ 38 000000377 On eae